rap somebody over the knuckles

rap (one) over the knuckles

1. Literally, to smack someone, especially a child, on the knuckles as a punishment for misbehavior. The teacher was fired for rapping students over the knuckles when they spoke out of turn.

2. By extension, to give someone a warning, verbal scolding, or a minor punishment. The public was outraged that the government merely rapped the company over the knuckles for illegally dumping chemicals in the river. The boss rapped my knuckles for coming in late on Friday.

ˌrap somebody over the ˈknuckles

give somebody, get, etc. a ˌrap over the ˈknuckles

(informal) criticize somebody/be criticized for doing something wrong: He got a rap over the knuckles for spending too much money on his business lunches.

词组	rap somebody over the knuckles
释义	rap somebody over the knuckles rap (one) over the knuckles 1. Literally, to smack someone, especially a child, on the knuckles as a punishment for misbehavior. The teacher was fired for rapping students over the knuckles when they spoke out of turn. 2. By extension, to give someone a warning, verbal scolding, or a minor punishment. The public was outraged that the government merely rapped the company over the knuckles for illegally dumping chemicals in the river. The boss rapped my knuckles for coming in late on Friday. See also: knuckle, over, rap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ˌrap somebody over the ˈknuckles , give somebody, get, etc. a ˌrap over the ˈknuckles (informal) criticize somebody/be criticized for doing something wrong: He got a rap over the knuckles for spending too much money on his business lunches. See also: knuckle, over, rap, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: rap (one) on the knuckles rap (one) over the knuckles rap on the knuckles rap over the knuckles rap someone on the knuckles rap someone's knuckles rap (one's) knuckles get (one's) knuckles rapped get knuckles rapped knuckle
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